On yet another opener, Upper Red Lake produces walleyes, and more walleyes
Thousands of anglers descend on the lake in northern Minnesota, seeking five-walleye limits.
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Thousands of anglers descend on the lake in northern Minnesota, seeking five-walleye limits.
Slower in the morning, action on the big lake picked up throughout the day Saturday for Minnesota's traditional fishing opener.
Knowing when to fish in Minnesota is almost as important as knowing where to fish. Beginning with the walleye opener in mid-May and ending with muskie fishing just before freeze-up, the state's best open-water fishing follows fairly predictable patterns. That said, in most years, the overall best time to fish Minnesota lakes is right now. Bluegill and crappie fishing can be excellent, ditto ...